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Ted-blotched lip ; Bolbophyllum siamense, flowers dull yellow, and possess¬ 
ing a peculiarly hinged lip swinging about with the slightest motion, were 
also prominent. Aerides Veitchii had a large five-branched panicle, A. 
Houlletii, a spike a foot long of yellow and crimson flowers; Anguloa 
■Clowesii had four of its large yellow Tulip-like flowers; and Odontoglossum 
citrosmum four long spikes. Odontoglossum lseve is a pretty species with 
brown-barred shining petals and sepals, and a bright purple lip. A rarity 
is Lycaste Lawrenciana, not quite so beautiful as some of its relatives, but 
interesting, the sepals and petals greenish, the lip rose and white. Near 
it was another little-known Odontoglossum, O. Schillerianum, which has 
small flowers, yellow blotched with brown. Uropedium Lindeni attracted 
much attention, as, like its ally Cypripedium caudatum, its petals resemble 
long narrow ribbons, but in this the lip assumes a similar character. 
Another little curiosity must close the list of the Burford plants—namely, 
Dendrobium Harveyanum, which has bright yellow flowers, the petals 
deeply fringed like the lip of D. fimbriatum or D. Brymerianum. With 
Cattleyas. Dendrobiums, Masdevallias, and Odontoglossums of better known 
forms a handsome group was constituted, well maintaining the fame of the 
Burford collection. 
From W. Lee, Esq., Downside, Leatherhead (gardener, Mr. Woolford), 
came a magnificent group of healthy plants, examples of seventy-two 
epecies, varieties, and hybrids. The lovely Cattleya Skinneri contributed 
much to the rich appearance of the collection, one plant imported in 1884 
having had only one year’s growth bore two dozen spikes, four to five blooms 
each, and the specimen was nearly 5 feet in diameter ; another in a basket 
3 feet square had sixteen spikes, with a similar number of flowers to the 
preceding. This Cattleya was well represented throughout the Show, and 
grand as are the many forms of Cattleyas now cultivated, few can equal this 
in floriferousness and beauty. The valuable Cypripedium Stonei platy- 
taanium had three fine flowers, the petals nearly an inch in diameter. 
Cymbidium Lowianum, which came out strongly in almost every group, 
had four spikes, sixteen to eighteen flowers each, the lip deep red. Masde- 
vallia Schlimii possesses some attractions, and is certainly very distinct. A 
plant from Mr. Lee had six spikes of reddish brown and yellow flowers, and 
by a few other exhibitors it was similarly well shown. Cypripedium 
Godefroyse was awarded a certificate, the same honour being awarded to 
Baron Schroder for another plant of this beautiful Orchid. The flowers 
resemble C. concolor in form, but they are white, freely dotted with bright 
purple—a most pleasing contrast. Of the handsome Cypripedium marmoro- 
phyllum (C. Hookerse and C. barbatum) a fine plant was staged ; the pretty 
white and purple Leptotes bicolor, the interesting hybrid Masdevallia 
Chelsoni, Odontoglossum maculatum superbum, a very fine variety with 
large dark flowers like that in our woodcut. Cypripedium grande, a hybrid 
from C. Roezlii and C. caudatum, was very strong and bore several of its 
curiously intermediate flowers. The distinct violet purple Odontoglossum 
Edwardi, with numbers of Aerides, Dendrobium thyrsiflorum, several Pandas, 
and other beautiful plants completed one of tho best groups in the con¬ 
servatory. 
It would have been unfitting that an establishment which did so much 
for Orchids when they were strangers to the majority of cultivators should 
not be represented at such a gathering a3 this, and accordingly the Duke 
of Devonshire contributed liberally from the far-famed Derbyshire garden 
under the charge of Mr. Owen Thomas. This was the most northern of 
the groups entered, and it was not therefore surprising that some had 
suffered in their journey, though the majority appeared none the worse for 
it. Over forty species and varieties were included, the plants being of all 
sizes, from the strange Renanthera coccinea (not in flower), 10 feet high, to 
the diminutive Masdevallias, only a few inches high, and almost as great 
proportionate difference was observable in the size of the flowers. Large 
plants of Vandas insignia and tricolor, bearing numerous flowers, were pro¬ 
minent in the group. Dendrobium fimbriatum and D. densiflorum had 
abundant fine spikes of golden flowers. Maxillaria Harrisonii had a dozen 
white flowers, the lip streaked with purple. The charming little Odontoglos¬ 
sum nsevium bore several of its small white chocolate-spotted flowers; and 
Bolbophyllum Lobbi, with curious yellow flowers, was, like others of the 
genus, notable for the peculiar swinging lip. Masdevallias were repre¬ 
sented by specimens of M. Veitchiana in excellent condition, healthy and 
freely flowered, the varieties distinguished by size and brilliant colour ; while 
of the small-flowered type such species as M. xanthina, M. ludibunda, 
M. psittacina, and M. Shuttleworthi showed their characters well, the 
last-named being particularly good. Odontoglossums of the best types, 
Ccelogynes cristata and Lemoniana, the former of the late-flowering Chats- 
worth variety and the latter with its pale yellow-tinted lip; Dendrobium 
chrysotoxum, bearing spikes of bright yellow flowers; and several Cypri- 
pediums, especially C. barbatum with over twenty flowers, furnished con¬ 
siderable attractions. 
Though containing a less number of species than those already men¬ 
tioned, the group from Baron Schroder, The Dell, Egham (gardener, Mr. 
Ballantine), was unquestionably one of the brightest and most beautiful of 
all. The plants were marked by a vigorous health, and the flowers by a 
freshness most satisfactory in a cultural point of view, the arrangement 
being also tasteful and effective. The collection was also notable for the 
value of the plants it contained, the principal of the treasures being the 
celebrated Lmlia bella with two fine flowers, the lip of great size and of an 
intensely rich crimson colour. It may be remembered that this is a hybrid 
from Lselia purpurata and Cattleya labiata, both well-known and compara¬ 
tively cheap Orchids, yet the value of Laelia bella is estimated at over a 
hundred guineas. Near it was a magnificent example of Cattleya Skinneri, 
which many visitors uninitiated in die mysteries of Orchid value would pro¬ 
bably prefer to its much smaller neighbour ; it was 4 feet in diameter, with 
nearly eighty rich rose-crimson flowers relieved by a white centre in the lip. 
A choice companion to its brightly coloured relative was tbe pure white 
C. Skinneri alba, which had five spikes of six flowers each. Cymbidium 
Lowianum was represented by one of the finest plants in cultivation, dark, 
extremely healthy, with dark green vigorous foliage and seven strong spikes 
of flowers, the lip tipped with dark red. A grand variety of Odontoglossum 
crispum Veitchianum was honoured with a certificate, and is remarkable 
for the superb form of the flowers, the sepals and petals broad rounded, the 
whole flower of smooth outline, white tinged with purple and boldly spotted 
with brown. Another variety similarly honoured was O. crispum Sanderi- 
anum, which is very distinct, the sepals and petals edged with a narrow 
white band, the centre of a peculiar purplish brown hue. Cypripedium 
Godefroyas, previously noted, was also certificated; and Maxillaria Sanderiana, 
with large -white flowers, dark purplish crimson at the base of the sepals and 
petals, was the fourth plant distinguished by the Committee. Vanda 
ccerulescens, with four spikes; V. Dennisoniana, white and yellow ; Ada 
aurantiaca, with twenty spikes; Promenasa citrina, bearing thirty small 
yellow flowers; Calanthe veratrifolia, with ten tall spikes of pure whit* 
flowers ; Phalrenopsis Luddemanniana, Cattleya intermedia, and a hand¬ 
some Cypripedium Lawrencianum were a few amongst many other fine 
plants in the Schroderian group. 
The Selborne collection of Orchids at Streatham has gained considerable 
fame around the metropolis, under the charge of J. Southgate, Esq.’s, gar¬ 
dener, Mr. Salter, and the group contributed to the Orchid Exhibition from 
the garden will not lessen its celebrity. About sixty species and varieties 
were staged, and most of these were handsome plants, flowering profusely, 
and of the most useful or remarkable kinds. To refer to them and those of 
several other groups in detail would extend our report beyond the pages at 
our command, therefore we can only mention a few as examples. Pescatorea 
Lehmanni, Cypripedium Schlimii, Laslia purpurata, Cattleya Mendelii, 
Odontoglossum Cervantesii (very fine, twenty-four large flowers), Dendro¬ 
bium Falconeri, Dendrobium Brymerianum, Laelia cinnabarina, Odonto¬ 
glossum citrosmum album, Restrepia antennifera, Masdevallia Veitchiana 
grandiflora (very large flowers), Oncidium concolor (ten spikes), and 
Cattleya Skinneri alba. 
The experim nts with Orchids out of doors, conducted by A. H. 
Smee, Esq., The Grange, Wallington (gardener, Mr. Cummins), have attracted 
so much attention that it was especially appropriate to send a collection 
showing the effects produced by such treatment. The plants afforded 
several satisfactory indications that they had benefited by the treatment 
they had received, and in no case did they appear any the worse for their 
outdoor trial. The following were noteworthy :—Lycaste Skinneri varieties, 
plants established in the open air in 1883 ; Masdevallia Shuttleworthi, from 
a house without fire heat except on frosty nights, very strong, with twelve 
fine flowers; Oncidium concolor, grown in the open air, July 5th to October 
2nd, 1884. Several Odontoglossums had been treated in a similar manner 
and were bearing handsome spikes of flowers ; O. Rossi being also good. 
Oncidium Marshallianum, Dendrobium Devonianum, Brassia Keiliana, and 
several others were shown in equally good condition, the last named having 
three spikes of five or six flowers each, the sepals and petals long and 
narrow, brown, the lip white. 
Mr. J. Roberts, the Gardens, Gunnersbury Park, contributed a group of 
Orchids comprising some well-flowered plants of Dendrobiums, Masdevallias, 
and Cypripedium ; but one of his most noteworthy plants was Vanda cristata, 
a species from Nepal with small but curious flowers, the sepals and petals 
yellowish green, and a bright red three-lobed lip, the two outer lobes 
diverging from the centre. The strange Eriopsis biloba with its brownish 
flowers was also notable amongst several others. 
H. M. Pollett, Esq., Fernside, Bickley, exhibited a prettily arranged 
group, in which Odontoglossums predominated, alljthe best of the favourite 
types being represented by strong plants bearing fine spikes of flowers. 
Much attention has been paid to these plants at Fernside for a considerable 
time, and as a result an excellent collection of varieties has been formed, of 
which Mr. Pollett has good reason to be proud. In addition to 0. Alexandras, 
O. Ruckerianum, O. Andersonianum, 0. triumphans, O. polyxanthum, 0. 
Pollettianum, and many others, a central specimen of the distinct and 
beautiful O. Edwardi immediately attracted attention. It had a remarkably 
handsome panicle 4 feet high, bearing some scores of the dark purplish 
violet flowers which render this species recognisable at a glance, so different 
is it from all the other Odontoglots. Very noticeable near to it was a well- 
grown plant of the beautiful Cypripedium ciliolare, with several large 
neatly marked flowers. 
J. T. Peacock, Esq., Sudbury, Hammersmith (gardener, Mr. Vicary), had 
an interesting collection, in which Oncidium Marshallianum and O. ampli- 
atum, both thoroughly useful Oncids, were remarkable for the size and 
number of their panicles, the bright yellow colour affording a pleasing 
contrast with the dark Odontoglossum Halli, the lighter 0. crispum section, 
and the crimson Masdevallias of the Harryana and Lindeni types. Abun¬ 
dance of bright flowers rendered this group very effective, and it 
attracted much attention. 
J. C. Duke, Esq., The Glen, Lewisham, contributed a small but choice 
group of Odontoglossum vexillarium, Oncidium concolor, and a few other 
well-known Orchids, but the very distinct Ccelogyne Parishii was prominent 
in this collection, a well-grown specimen having seven spikes of green 
flowers and black-spotted lips. C. E. N. Ingram, Esq., Elstead House, 
Godaiming (gardener, Mr. Bond), had several pretty varieties of Odonto¬ 
glossums, such as O. polyxanthum, 0. Ruckerianum, and O. Alexandras, ote 
hybrid of the last-named type, being especially handsome, with broad deep 
brown blotches upon a pure white ground. G. N. Wyatt, Esq., Lake House, 
Cheltenham, staged a group of Cattleyas, Cypripediums, and Dendrobiums, 
with Chysis bractescens and Ada aurantiaca in uncommonly good condition, 
the Cattleyas, chiefly Mendeli and Skinneri, being very healthy and flower¬ 
ing abundantly. H. Little, Esq., Hillingdon Place, Uxbridge, contributed a 
pretty group of Lycaste Skinneri of many varieties, from white to ths 
deepest crimson. 
Nurserymen’s collections were not very numerous in this section, Mr. 
B. S. Williams, Upper Holloway, having the most noticeable group, in 
which Cattleyas, Laalias, Vandas, Masdevallias, and Cypripediums predomi¬ 
nated, comprising a number of excellent varieties such as the Holloway 
Nurseries are widely noted for. Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., Clapton, had 
some handsome Cypripediums ; C. Lawrencianum, with three dozen flowers, 
being probably the finest example of this beautiful Orchid in the Show. 
C. lsevigatum had thirty flowers, and several others proportionate numbers. 
Dendrobium Jamesianum,D. anosmum, andD. Lowii were also well flowered. 
Messrs, Cypher & Son, Cheltenham, had a large example of Oncidium 
sphacelatum, about 4 feet in diameter and beating twenty panicles of 
flowers ; Oncidium Marshallianum; Saccolabium pracmorsum with two long 
spikes; Dendrobium albo-sanguineum, one of the D. Dalhousianum type, 
huff and crimson; and Sarcanthus Parishi bearing long pendulous spikes 
